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Playing the Game of Ken

Playing the Game of Ken

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Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1767 (Meiwa 4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 28.2 x 21.3 cm (11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.4435

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waterhouse, The Harunobu Decade (2013), #239; Ukiyo-e shûka 4 (1979), list #521, and supp. 1 (1982), pl. 50

Signed Unsigned
無款

ProvenanceJune 23, 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at Sotheby's (lot 17); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.